syntrophy

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Etymology

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From syn- +‎ -trophy.

Noun

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syntrophy (countable and uncountable, plural syntrophies)

  1. (biology) The relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other
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